marinate

[ mar-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing.

1. to steep (food) in a marinade.

marinate

/ ˈmærɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to soak in marinade

Derived Forms

• ˌmariˈnation, noun

Other Words From

• mari·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of marinate¹

1635–45; probably < Italian marinato, past participle of marinare to pickle. See marine, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of marinate¹

C17: probably from Italian marinato, from marinare to pickle, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine

Example Sentences

Like I'll throw a grilled chicken — I’ll marinate, you know what’s a great marinade?

From Salon

Kidd did it by giving the mix of perennial All-Stars Irving and Doncic time to marinate, and persuading the offensive wizards to play defense.

From Seattle Times

I will typically use it to marinate flank steak, but recently I used it with my grilled chicken and stone fruit chutney, and it reminded me how this sauce really does go with everything.

From Seattle Times

I wanted to talk about gender, about beauty and being a woman and adorning my body — I wanted to think about these concepts and let them marinate in the stew of the disgust of a toilet seat.

From Los Angeles Times

“So the fact that I got to stay right here and do it in a city, in a place that I already love, and I’ve had two years to let it marinate as far as what John Schneider does here and the ownership with the Seahawks and just how classy an organization this is and how driven they are to success, it makes it really special.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• bathe
• brine
• immerse
• pickle
• steep